Lake Mary Plays Evans, Lyman Goes To Eustis

Having increased its stock value with a victory over Winter Park, the Lake Mary girls basketball team returns home tonight for a meeting with Orlando Evans.

In another girls game tonight Longwood Lyman (0-3) is at Eustis.

Lake Mary Coach Bill Moore says his team's ability to play strong defense early in the season has tradionally been one of its strengths.

''This year our defense will win games for us,'' Moore said. ''In other years our offense was slow in coming around and our defense alone couldn't do it. Hopefully we'll be much better offensively later in the season.''

The Rams had enough offense to pull out its victory over Winter Park.

Gabriela ''Gabby'' Olden, who only scored a single free throw, proved to be the major influence on the Rams offense.

Despite Olden picking up three first period fouls, Moore elected to return his Olden to the lineup with 5:05 to play in the first half.

''Gabby did a great job of running our offense, and along with Cynthia Patterson, keyed our defense as well,'' Moore said. ''Tonya Lawson also played a lot of defense for us.''

Moore said the inside play of Sharon Bonaventure and Teri Whyte also wereinstrumental in the victory. ''Sharon played a great game on the boards, especially in the second half. Teri was dominating inside. I think she intimidated their girls.''

In boys basketball tonight Lake Mary travels to Ocala Forest; Oviedo is at home with Wymore Tech; Lake Howell travels to Orlando Boone, and Altamonte Springs Lake Brantley plays host to New Smyrna Beach. . . . Oviedo (4-0) is coming off a 79-52 victory over Mount Dora. Brian Wilson and Rob Hughes led the way, each scoring 11 points. . . . Oviedo, off to its best start in years, has had seven players hit double figures in its first four games.

Seminole Community College puts its No. 11 national ranking and No. 2 state ranking on the line this weekend as it takes part in the Brevard Community College Christmas Tournament. . . . Brevard, ranked fourth in the state, has invited Cincinnati Tech and Brunswich (Ga.) Community College to the four-team field. The two out of state teams were ranked among the top 20 last year.